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Strikeforce today officially announced the headlining bout for their upcoming “Evolution” event as Lightweight Champion Josh Thomson (16-2, 1 NC) will return to action to battle the promotion’s interim 155-pound kingpin, Gilbert Melendez (16-2), at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., on Dec. 19. As MMAmania.com first reported last week, this will be a much anticipated rematch of their [...] Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Josh Thomson (16-2, 1 NC) will return to action to battle the promotion’s interim 155-pound kingpin, Gilbert Melendez (16-2), at Strikeforce: “Evolution” from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., on Dec. 19. MMAmania.com can confirm that the rematch is currently under consideration to unify the division title and could likely serve as the event’s [...] A 145-pound fight between UFC lightweight veterans turned WEC featherweights, Leonard “Bad Boy” Garcia (13-4) and Manny “Pitbull” Gamburyan (9-4), is currently under consideration for WEC 44 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Nov.18, according toSherdog.com. The report indicates that both fighters have verbally agreed to throw down in “Sin City.” “The Pitbull” was the runner-up on season [...] “I have recently had surgery to correct my vision so I have been enjoying the ability to actually see my opponents. Prior to my eye surgery, I used to memorize the seeing-eye chart to get through the vision test, but I was unable to really see before. The WEC gloves being blue really helped me [...] “I’m very happy! I was ready to face the five rounds, I was ready to face the crowd, I was ready to face Gina — I was ready for everything. I prefer Muay Thai but if I need to go to the ground then I’ll go to the ground. Whoever Scott Coker puts in [the [...] NEW YORK (July 12, 2009) –-The eagerly anticipated Gina Carano-Cris Cyborg press conference and fan meet and greet session will be streamed live in its entirety, exclusively on STRIKEFORCE’s official website, www.strikeforce.com, from New York City’s Madison Square Garden this Tuesday, July 14, beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. PT. The wildly popular and undefeated Carano [...] Not even an injured abductor ligament could interrupt welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre’s riddum last night against Thiago Alves at UFC 100 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. “Rush” revealed after the fight that he pulled his groin at some point during the third round of his five-round championship fight against the [...] |
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